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PizzAut celebrates May Day in a big way – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

The May 1st 2024 marks a very important day for PizzAut: the announcement of new hires and the start of the project PizzAutoBus which, thanks to its supporting companies, will literally bring the tastiest inclusion experience on the planet to every Italian province. As a backdrop, a special event organized at the PizzAut restaurant in Monza, at which he will also speak Simona Tironiregional councilor for Education and Training.

There couldn’t have been a better date: work has always been at the center of the PizzAut project. The founder of the project Nico Acampora he recalls it on every possible occasion, for example, when he offered it to the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella Pizza Article 1, alluding to the first article of our Constitution which is also based on the work of autistic boys and girls. To date, PizzAut employs people in its two pizzerias in Cassina de’ Pecchi and Monza 40 employees between waiters, pizza chefs and kitchen workers. Each of them is not just an employee of PizzAut but an efficient professional who commits himself during his working hours with determination and who in the future can be integrated into any other reality.

What is PizzAutBus?

PizzAutoBus is a fleet of 12 PizzAut-branded Food Trucks who will travel around Lombardy and Italy to multiply the opportunities for inclusion. The business plan of the PizzAutoBus project was curated and donated from PwC Italia and PwC Strategy&. The work proceeds quickly also thanks to the generous contribution of some companies who strongly support the inclusive project of the PizzAut association. Autogrill, Banca Progetto, Coop Lombardia, Danone Italia, Lombarda Motori, Rovagnati and Quantum Retail, Alviero Martini, L’Erbolario, Pandora, Piquadro and NAU!, are helping to form the PizzAutoBus fleet that will tour Italy. Furthermore, the Italian branch of Murata Electronics Europe BV hires a new person who will work at the Monza restaurant, as did Autogrill, which has one of its employees already operating in Monza.

«The involvement of these important companies at a national and international level is truly exciting for us. Theirs is a contribution to a more inclusive world. In fact, the PizzAutoBus project consists of creating a fleet of Food Trucks, at the moment we will start with 12 but the objective is to have one for each province of Italy, and to give the management of the Food Truck to non-profit associations which deal with Autism so as to offer “Aut” jobs throughout Italy. Each vehicle can employ up to 5 autistic people. We are organizing targeted courses to train around fifty autistic young people who will then work on the PizzAutoBus. Why do we do this? Because work is a fundamental vehicle of social inclusion, the PizzAut project was born exactly with this assumption and with the aim of transforming our boys and girls into active citizens, into taxpayers. PizzAut is a laboratory of social inclusion, an amplifier of our idea of the future, companies are the place where the result of this laboratory becomes reality.”

says Nico Acampora, founder of PizzAut.

«I thank PizzAut for the project that it has been carrying out for years for the worthy inclusion of disabled people, and in particular autistic children. They gather the same sensitivity and commitment that, as the Lombardy Region, we are promoting for a significant cultural change, in which disabled people are always considered as an added value for everyone and not just as compliance with the law. The Lombardy Region is the first region to have established a practice for the certification of companies regarding the employment inclusion of people with disabilities, providing a financial endowment of 2 million euros to: train all company staff and create a welcoming environment for future disabled workers, provide all the necessary hardware and software tools as well as the removal of architectural barriers to guarantee equal job opportunities for disabled people and fully cover consultancy costs to encourage targeted quality placements. The Lombardy Region firmly believes in important projects like this, and will always be at the side of such virtuous initiatives.”

comments Simona Tironi, regional councilor for Education and Training.

10 delicious banana desserts for Banana day – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

Obviously banana sweets: what, if not, to celebrate Banana day? Besides, who doesn’t like bananas? A favorite fruit of children, the banana has always been one of the most loved fruits by everyone. In fact, for half a century now, the bananas they have gained a prestigious role on the table of the world population. Not surprisingly, the banana It appears to be the most consumed fruit in the worldthanks to its characteristic flavor and also to its nutritional properties. The banana is the fruit of the Musa sapientum, located in Malaysia. Today it is cultivated in most of the tropical and subtropical areas of the planet. Major producers include Costa Rica, Mexico, Ecuador and Brazil.

The National Banana Day is celebrated on April 19th, the day dedicated to the magical exotic fruit. We want to celebrate it together with you with advice, curiosities and many tasty recipes.

Bananas: properties and benefits

Banana is a good source of vitamins, minerals (especially potassium), fibers and phytosterols and is characterized by a low glycemic index. From these properties derive advantages for the cardiovascular system, for digestion and for the nutrition of those who practice resistance sports. One bananajust think, contains between 20 and 30 percent of our needs potassium. The precious mineral that protects the heart and cardiovascular system, and helps bones and muscles not to deteriorate. This premise would be enough to be good banana eaters. However, a 100 gram banana contains around 100 calories. Banana is also rich in starch and, like all foods that contain it, it has the important characteristic of providing energy to our body, but also of slowing down digestion, so it is advisable not to consume it in the evening, to avoid the risk of gaining weight.

Uses in the kitchen

But aside from the benefits and properties of bananas, there are also its versatile features use in the kitchen. They can be blended, eaten in the morning for breakfast, as a snack (avoid them after lunch and dinner), or even combined with many desserts. Banana is even excellent alternative to milk and eggsto prepare desserts and savory pies: a delight for vegetarians and for vegans.

Bananas: when to eat them?

Pay attention to two important things when eating bananas. The first: they must be ripe, so they are more effective, from the point of view of the properties they have, and better digestible. To ripen them, when you have bought them rather green in the final part (where the banana opens) or still hard, it is very simple: just keep them out of the refrigerator, where they should go if they are already ripe. Second thing: Even if you like them a lot, don’t overdo it. Bananas are not exactly easy to digest, especially if you make the mistake of eating them after meals.

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The expert: why it’s good to eat an orange a day – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

Why is it good to eat an orange a day? This fruit at the table is one of the most consumed and praised especially due to its good vitamin C content. But there are many reasons why it is worth not giving up the goodness of this food, which gives its best especially if consumed whole or in freshly peeled cloves, rather than the drinking version (juice or squeezed juice) less rich in this nutrient, which is very sensitive to air and heat, and fibre. «The latter, present above all in the albedo, the white part that surrounds the pulp, are able to slow down the assimilation and absorption of sugars and fats and provide long-lasting satiety explains the nutritionist Salvatore Ercolano. “Eating an orange a day, for example at breakfast, lunch, dinner or as a snack, helps keep your appetite under control and counteract weight gain.” But the benefits of this fruit are also many others. This is why it is good to eat an orange a day.

Keeps the skin elastic

«Eating an orange a day allows you to stock up first of all on anthocyanins present in abundance especially in those with red pulp, capable of neutralizing free radicals and protecting against wrinkles. The vitamin C present in this fruit is also fundamental for the production of collagen, a protein produced by the skin that keeps it soft” says nutritionist Salvatore Ercolano. «The consumption of even just one orange also ensures good quantities of copper and zinc, two minerals which respectively stimulate the production of elastin, a protein that keeps the skin compact and the synthesis of hyaluronic acid, which preserves its luminosity.

Protects against aging

Few people know: one of the benefits of eating an orange a day is that it promotes longevity, due to the anti-aging properties at the center of several Education. «Among the many advantages it boasts is the presence of antioxidants, such as carotenoids, which in addition to fighting free radicals, protect against the weakening of the skeleton and osteoporosis and which are also precious for preserving eye health explains nutritionist Salvatore Ercolano. «Then there is another reason to eat an orange a day: the presence of prebiotic fibres, excellent allies for keeping the good intestinal bacteria in balance, facilitating the production of metabolites with anti-inflammatory action, which protect against overweight, obesity and chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes.”

Protects the heart and immune defenses

«Flavonoids, in particular anthocyanins, present mostly in blood oranges are antioxidants whose intake in the diet is associated with the reduction of oxidative stress, a condition which over time damages the arteries and increases the risk of suffering from stroke, atherosclerosis, hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders”. Eating an orange a day allows you to enjoy the benefits of a truly natural supplement of precious nutrients to boost the body’s defenses. «This fruit provides minerals such as magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and selenium and B complex vitamins, including folates, useful for the correct functioning of the immune system.

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